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The New Supersonic Boom

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The main obstacles will be regulatory and, especially, environmental: Supersonic airliners could be hugely more polluting than their subsonic counterparts. The most extensive such experiment took place over Oklahoma City in 1964. cities to gauge the public's reactions to what Richwine expects to be a "sonic thump."

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Summer Update

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NGO's The campaign initially began by focusing on the 50 largest cities in the U.S., A large coalition has formed around the issues of national security, combating climate change, saving on fuel costs and increasing business for American agriculture. but it has grown far beyond this point.